POIs
"Social media does more harm than good."
"Can you provide evidence that social media causes more harm than traditional media?"
"Isn't social media essential for marginalized voices to be heard?"
"Prison should focus on rehabilitation, not punishment."
GOV ARG: Rehabilitation allows for inmates to reintegrate and become productive members of society, thus reducing crime rates.
OPP ARG: Punishment serves as a deterrent for both the offender and society, thus reducing crime rates
CLASH: Reducing crime rates
CLASH: Reintegration VS. Deterrence (in the realm of effectiveness in reducing crime rates)
"Climate change is not the most urgent global crisis."
"How can any other crisis matter if the planet becomes uninhabitable?"
"What about the millions already affected by climate disasters?"
“Cats are better pets than dogs”
GOV ARG: Cats are clean
OPP ARG: Dogs offer security
CLASH: Cleanliness VS Security
(Which is more important in the realm of pet ownership?)
"School uniforms should be mandatory."
"Doesn’t enforcing uniforms limit students' self-expression and individuality?"
"Wouldn't mandatory uniforms worsen economic inequality if some can't afford them?"
"Democracy is the best form of government."
GOV ARG: Democracy offers the people more freedom
OPP ARG: Other forms of government maintain better control and security
Freedom VS. Security
(Which is more important for a stable government?)
"Artificial intelligence will replace most human jobs in the next decade."
"Aren't new industries and jobs also emerging as AI advances?"
"Doesn't AI depend on human oversight and innovation?"
Smoking should be banned in public spaces
GOV ARG: A smoke ban would promote public-health
OPP ARG: A smoke ban would inhibit personal freedom
Public-health VS. Personal freedom
(Which is more important?)
"Video games improve cognitive skills."
"Do video games improve skills that are transferable to real-world problem-solving?"
"What about the potential harm of excessive gaming, like addiction?"
South Korea should develop nuclear weapons
GOV ARG: Nuclear weapons would increase Korea’s defenses, thus enhancing national security
OPP ARG: Nuclear weapons would increase regional instability by creating a nuclear arms race, prompting North Korea and China to develop their own nuclear weapons, thus threatening national security.
DIRECT CLASH: National Security
CLASH: Defense VS. Threat of regional instability (Which is more important in terms of national security?)